Meat-press.



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APPHCATION FILED A'UG.22| ISIS- I Patented Deze; 11, 191

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Specification of To all whom# may concern: j i

VBe 1t known that I, ALFRED M. DEMUTH,

a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, 1n the `county of San Fran- 'y cisco` and Stateof Cal1forn1a,hav`e invented new "and useful lmprovements in Meat- Fresses, of which the following 1s a speci- 'l`lie eobject.` of the invention is to `provide ,press which canlbke easily and quickly Vop- ;-eratri-zd, `which canbe adjusted for joints of different s v j'yzes, and which will leave the joint with approximately"square ends. f

1n theaccompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a broken side view of my improved meat compressor Fig 2, is a cross sectional view on the line 242 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is anend view thereof; Fig. 4 is a broken side view of a modification of the invention; Fig. 5 is a broken side View of a further modification; Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the line 6--6 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, 1, 2 indicate Standards, to the upper portions of the opposing faces of which are connected, by screws 3, the ends of a bar 4. From said upper portions and bar extend on each side circularly curved arms 6, 7, which are riveted. as shown at 8, to a stationary'semi-cylindrical press section 9, to one longitudinal upper edge of which is hinged, as shown at 11, a movable semi-cylindrical press section 12. Near the other longitudinal edge of said movable section are hinged catches 13, here shown as three in number, having `slots 14, through which can pass the free ends of curved bars 16. hinged, as shown at 17, to the bar 4, and all connected with each other, so as to swing together, by a longitudinal rod 18. Each bar is formed on its outer edge near its free end with a series of hooks or teeth 19, adapted to engage the outer end of the slot 14 through which the bar passes. 'l`o the outer side of the movable press section, somewhat nearer its free than its hinged edge, are secured radially extending handles 21.

22, 23 indicateV heads for the press, the head 22 being formed integral with the standard 1 and the head 23 being hinged, as shown at 26, to an arm 27 extending loni gitudinally from the top of the standards 2,

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said arm" 2T'for1ningasupport'for the head 23 when 1t 1s swung outward `and"down` ward from thejpress.` Saidfheads "are `tied j togethe'rat the top bya tie rod'28, theends of j which are received in recessesf"29j inupward` extensions l31 from j theV heads 2,2, 23,

1and ftlnn'nb nuts 32:arefscrewedupon the threaded ends of: the rods to* securefsaid headsinplace. i

The-head 22 is formed on theloutsidewith an extension 33,` through threaded apertures in which and. in the head 22 `is Vscrewed a threaded stem 34 carrying at its innerend a ball""3(5, which tits in a socket'in a hubV 37 located "eccentricallyV upon affollower 38. Said stem 34 is turned byjmeans of a` pinion 39 having"alreyengaging 'a groove `41 in the threaded" stem, and said pinion meshes with a gear wheel ,42. rotatably ,mounted uponan extension 43 from the standard' 1 and turned by a handle 44. It will be seen that, by turning the handle 44, the follower is advanced within the press but does not turn on account of its eccentric form.

Between two legs 46 of the standard 2 is located a spool 47 of twine, carried by a' pin 48 supported in bearings in the legs 46.

provide followers of different sizes, numbered, as shown at 49, and the hooks or teeth 19 are also numbered correspondingly, as shown at 51, so that the operator knows that when a follower having a certain number, as, for instance, number 5, is placed in the press, it is then necessary to press down the movable press section until the slotted catches 13 engage the teeth numbered 5.

The device is used in the following manner: The head 23 being dropped to a horizontal position, and the tie rod 28 being removed, the hinged press section is raised and the boned ham or other joint of meat is Vdropped into the stationary press section. The hinged press section is then dropped into position` the hooks 19 engaging the slots 14 in the catches 13, and pressure is applied to the handles 21 to compress the joint as much as possible, the catches 13 being engaged by lower hooks 19. Then the heads are tied together by means of the tie rod 28. The gear wheel 42 is then rotated until the joint is compressed between the head 23 and the follower 38. The head 23 is now dropped again into a horizontal position, and the joint is pressed by means of the follower through the open and of the press.

i 6, upoirfasiiitabie bas'e 51y is r: with ha., f n, ,.1 v. 4 1,.- i :.downwardly swingingdoor -.having spring catches' engaging angle irons',V 55 inthe sides of the pr-ess, The top off theipress is pivotevd ,t'ofhe -topY of 'Aoiiye 'Side ythe press ische@ by; woe' 56 me@ spring catclies'' which `engage',angle irons '58 on y.the einer fsiiie 6r the press, It vmay innig be iene ,entre r9 @n here. @me ,senor ard'l supporting a bearingV 62, and through -handle (il.

said bearing is screwed a stein-63 having a The inner end oiE the stein is formed with a circular groove G6, which is engaged by the inner ends of two screws 67, screwed through a hub G8 extending Vfrom a rectangular follower 69 movable 1n the press.

The inode of userof this forni of the invention will be readilyunderstood from the description and illustration thereof.

In a nient press, the conibintitioli of astationary lower seinifcylindrical press section, an upper semi-cylindrical press section, hinged thereto 'on one side and having handles, catches on one of said press sections successiveiy engaging lugsoii the other press section, a follower within the press otni'ed byfsaid'sectioiis, ineans for advancing the follower longitudinally therein, a door `for closing the end of the vpress toward which the follower advances, means for supporting said door when opened in horizontal position immediately below the' p'en end of the press to receive thereon from `the press the article that has been compressed.

ALFRED M; DEMUTH. 

